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Technology

New drug reverses memory loss caused by depression, Alzheimer’s

Scientists have developed a new experimental drug to reverse memory loss in the elderly caused by diseases such as

Published 15 Feb, 2019 10:38am

Technology

LG confirms its next smartphone’s entire display will serve as speaker

Smartphone maker LG has been giving small details about its next G8 ThinQ phone that will incorporate some exciting

Published 15 Feb, 2019 08:29am

Technology

Creators concerned over AI that generates believable-looking fake news

Where many firms are doing endless efforts to combat fake news, an Elon Musk-backed company has developed a new art

Published 15 Feb, 2019 07:11am

Technology

Hong Kong tests high-tech systems to make ‘smart prisons’

In order to protect inmates from others and keep them from harming themselves, Hong Kong is taking an initiative of

Published 15 Feb, 2019 06:04am

Editorials

New artificial leaf design can absorb way more carbon dioxide than natural ones

Plants are known as nature’s natural air purifiers, absorbing carbon dioxide and giving out oxygen and energy via p

Updated 16 Feb, 2019 11:33am

Editorials

NASA’s new mission will look at ‘fingerprints’ from early universe

NASA has announced a new space mission that it plans to launch soon, which will give insights about the universe an

Updated 15 Feb, 2019 11:50am

Technology

New AI system diagnoses diseases like flu better than doctors

The rapid spread of artificial intelligence has already been taking over the medical field. In another new developm

Published 14 Feb, 2019 08:44am

Technology

Apple CEO vows to investigate Saudi app available at app store that tracks women

After Apple and Google recently coming under fire for hosting an app in Saudi Arabia that lets men track women, App

Published 14 Feb, 2019 07:45am

Technology

NASA bids goodbye to Mars rover after eight months of dead silence

After hundreds of attempts to wake it up from its long slumber, NASA has declared its Opportunity rover dead after

Published 14 Feb, 2019 06:12am

Technology

Watch: Scientists teach robot to skate on ice

Up until now, robots are capable of walking, jogging and some even in doing somersaults, but a team has now created

Published 13 Feb, 2019 11:07am

Technology

Study finds human brain can learn new things during sleep

Our brain never stops working, not even when we are sleeping. This has been proved through a new study that claims

Published 13 Feb, 2019 10:26am

Editorials

In a first, doctors implant wireless heart pump that charges inside patient’s chest

With technology achieving new heights in medicine every day, doctors have successfully implanted a mechanical heart

Updated 14 Feb, 2019 11:54am

Technology

Apple patents facial recognition tech to unlock cars

Apple has patented a new biometric unlock feature for cars, including a facial recognition system that will recogni

Published 13 Feb, 2019 08:28am

Technology

Instagram finally tests direct messages for desktop version

Instagram for web is a pared-down version of Instagram for phone, however, one of the things it lacks is the featur

Published 13 Feb, 2019 05:59am

Technology

Engineers create ‘artist’ robot capable of sketching

Giving robots the ability to perform more creative tasks, engineers have created a human-looking ‘artist’ robot tha

Published 12 Feb, 2019 10:18am

Technology

New tiny robots can keep us healthy from within, prevent diseases

In order to keep people healthy from within and prevent them from diseases, researchers have created tiny robots wh

Published 12 Feb, 2019 09:29am

Editorials

Threat of ‘catastrophic’ outcomes as climate change is making insects go extinct

Where climate change and global warming have already affected numerous ecological systems, a new report suggests th

Updated 13 Feb, 2019 11:32am

Technology

Google, Apple under fire for hosting Saudi app that lets men track women

Google and Apple are in hot water for hosting an app aimed for Saudi Arabia that lets men track women and prevent t

Published 12 Feb, 2019 06:51am

Technology

LinkedIn rolls out LinkedIn Live to broadcast conferences, announcements

Similar to other social networks that have a feature to go live, LinkedIn too has jumped on the bandwagon and rolle

Published 12 Feb, 2019 05:57am

Technology

Engineers harvest heart’s energy to power, recharge life-saving devices

In order to recharge life-saving devices such as pacemakers, researchers have figured out a new way of harvesting e

Published 11 Feb, 2019 11:15am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dewan Sugar / Dec 23 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	6.60 ▲ 1.00 (17.86%)
Askari Life Assur. / Dec 23 Askari Life Assurance Company Limited(ALAC)	6.30 ▲ 0.64 (11.31%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 23 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.27 ▲ 1.12 (10.04%)
Hala Enterprise / Dec 23 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	14.51 ▲ 1.32 (10.01%)
Dawood Hercules / Dec 23 Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited(DAWH)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10.00%)
Dawood Lawrencepur / Dec 23 Dawood Lawrencepur Limited(DLL)	241.63 ▲ 21.97 (10.00%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 23 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	119.99 ▲ 10.91 (10.00%)
MithchellsFruit / Dec 23 Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited(MFFL)	226.01 ▲ 20.55 (10.00%)
Masood Textile / Dec 23 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	55 ▲ 5.00 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 23 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▼ -0.85 (-12.41%)
Mehmood Tex / Dec 23 Mehmood Textile Mills Limited(MEHT)	630 ▼ -70.00 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 23 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.60 ▼ -3.82 (-9.94%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 23 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	42.01 ▼ -4.58 (-9.83%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Dec 23 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	829.98 ▼ -80.94 (-8.89%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 23 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	15 ▼ -1.25 (-7.69%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 23 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	6.05 ▼ -0.49 (-7.49%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 23 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	10.58 ▼ -0.81 (-7.11%)
Blessed Tex. / Dec 23 Blessed Textiles Limited(BTL)	245.01 ▼ -14.99 (-5.77%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	99,942,750 ▲ 0.09
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 23 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,280,462 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 23 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,644,312 ▲ 0.07
Sui South Gas / Dec 23 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,619,788 ▼ -0.91
Cnergyico PK / Dec 23 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	30,423,419 ▲ 0.12
B.O.Punjab / Dec 23 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	29,495,012 ▲ 0.05
Pak Elektron / Dec 23 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	23,717,939 ▲ 1.81
Symmetry Group / Dec 23 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	21,897,051 ▲ 0.39
Hub Power Co. / Dec 23 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	20,727,996 ▲ 0.51

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